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Nurse Practitioners salary in North Carolina

The median nurse practitioners in North Carolina earns $128,990 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,829 a month.

10th percentile
$103,530
25th percentile
$114,260
Median percentile
$128,990
75th percentile
$142,180
90th percentile
$164,320

Based on 9,800 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$93,949 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,990
Federal income tax−$19,692
Social Security + Medicare−$9,868
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$5,482
Monthly take-home$7,829
Every two weeks$3,613

Does it go far here?

$136,749Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
16%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

All nurse practitioners salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina